Comparison

Town Notes vs World Time Calc

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Town Notes

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Town Notes is a page for the things worth writing down. No account. No feed. Nothing to configure. You open it and there is a blank page — write the weather, the mood, what you spent at the noodle shop, the day the osmanthus bloomed down the alley. OPEN AND WRITE The editor opens straight away. The first line becomes the title; the rest is yours. Every card in the list shows its opening lines, so you can pick a note out at a glance. FIND ANY NOTE Search titles, body text and dates at once. Type "osmanthus" and the related notes appear; type "October" and that month comes back. The count updates as you type. WORDS, PHOTOS AND DOODLES IN ONE NOTE Rich text with images inline — pick one from your library or shoot it on the spot. Want to sketch something? Draw it with a finger and drop it straight into the note. LOCK THE ONES THAT MATTER Put a passcode on a single note. It is stored on your device only. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY REMIND Set a time on a note and get a notification when it is due. EASY ON THE EYES AT NIGHT Full dark mode that follows the system setting. YOUR NOTES STAY ON YOUR PHONE No sign-up. Works offline. Everything is stored locally — nothing is uploaded, collected or analysed. Available in English and Simplified Chinese.

About

World Time Calc

Visualize day/night cycles and working hours across different cities with an interactive timeline. Receive custom notifications for sunrise and sunset. Manually adjust work hours for precise scheduling.

Highlights
  • Day/night and working hour graphs
  • Automatic time updates
  • Manual work hour adjustment
  • Interactive time cursor
  • Sunrise/sunset alarm notifications
Features
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・Features of the WorldTimeCalc ・Graph of day/night and working hours in each city. - Day and night time will be updated automatically every day. Working hours can be changed manually for each city. ・By sliding the cursor, the time for each city will change in the list. ・In normal times, the cursor points to the current time in real time, so you can see at a glance whether it is daytime, nighttime, during business hours, or outside in each city. ・You can send alarm notifications for sunrise, sunset, start time, and end time.

Screenshots

Town Notes4 screens
World Time Calc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: World Time Calc at Free against Town Notes's $6.99. World Time Calc also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Town Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

World Time Calc is free to download; Town Notes costs $6.99 up front. World Time Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Town Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Town Notes ships an update every 4 months, World Time Calc every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Town Notes versus World Time Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTown NotesWorld Time Calc
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer瑞华 张Hajime Suzuki

In-app purchases

None

Town Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

World Time Calc

One-time1
  • PremiumPlan$7.99

Questions

Is Town Notes free?
Town Notes costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is World Time Calc free?
World Time Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Town Notes or World Time Calc have ads?
World Time Calc shows ads; Town Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Town Notes or World Time Calc?
Town Notes ships an update every 4 months, and World Time Calc every 6 weeks. Most recently, Town Notes was updated on November 7, 2026 and World Time Calc on November 4, 2026.

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